Fmr LLC Boosts Stock Position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) by 30.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,613 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 13,799 shares during the period. FMR LLC owned about 0.50% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $3,359,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Gradient Investments LLC bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter valued at about $40,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter valued at about $159,000. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the first quarter valued at about $173,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 2.3% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,543 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $662,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning boosted its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 45.7% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,209 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $846,000 after purchasing an additional 4,772 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.66% of the company's stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ GSBC traded down $0.19 during trading on Friday, hitting $65.87. The company's stock had a trading volume of 26,810 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,224. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $769.36 million, a PE ratio of 12.92 and a beta of 0.65. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $61.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.12. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.19 and a fifty-two week high of $68.01.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $90.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.36% and a net margin of 17.21%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.33 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Great Southern Bancorp from $64.00 to $62.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 18th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Julie A. Brown sold 2,500 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.05, for a total transaction of $152,625.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 32,896 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,008,300.80. The trade was a 7.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.42, for a total value of $164,892.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 19,174 shares of company stock valued at $1,235,009 over the last quarter. 27.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Great Southern Bancorp

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc operates as a bank holding company for Great Southern Bank that provides a range of financial services in the United States. Its deposit products include regular savings accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities, certificates of deposit, brokered certificates, and individual retirement accounts.